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the government should resign. we will intensify the protest until the government take appropriate actions against the police. we are even ready to sacrifice our lives. >> tourism officials say that's fighters smashed four of the mausoleums in timbuktu on friday. they believe that they are blasphemous to islam. it is the latest response to a u.n. resolution calling for international intervention to remove the rebels from northern mali. they said that they have raided a hijacked ship had rescued 22 hostages. 123 people are still being held by somali pirates. keeping and italians in suspense for weeks, outgoing prime minister mario monti has ruled out running in february's election. he said that he would consider running the government in the future. we have this from rome. >> available to lead italy again, if needed. on sunday, italy's former prime minister mario monti announced his plans after his resignation. >> i am not joining any specific party, but i would like the parties to take home these ideas. these ideas
the government should resign. we will intensify the protest until the government take appropriate actions against the police. we are even ready to sacrifice our lives. >> tourism officials say that's fighters smashed four of the mausoleums in timbuktu on friday. they believe that they are blasphemous to islam. it is the latest response to a u.n. resolution calling for international intervention to remove the rebels from northern mali. they said that they have raided a hijacked ship had...
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if the rest of the government isn't going to follow along, india's government is very constricted in many ways from what it can do. so unfortunately this hasn't been made a big case, a big issue of yet so far but i actually think that this could be the time. i think that this case could give an opening. >> well, news from singapore of the young woman's death after the gang rape broke during the middle of the night in the india. so indians in their millions will awake to the news that the woman has died. have we crossed a threshold. is this an issue that simply can't be put back in the bottle and forgotten? >> well, you know, i think that probably when it comes to the street protest the death, the tragic death of this woman is going through means the protest will peak today and it's possible that after that the protests will dribble off and you know this case may be forgotten. this woman's name may stop being the top of the news. but i think that this case is a watershed moment. i think it can be a watershed moment. there are many other cases in india of other social issues where civi
if the rest of the government isn't going to follow along, india's government is very constricted in many ways from what it can do. so unfortunately this hasn't been made a big case, a big issue of yet so far but i actually think that this could be the time. i think that this case could give an opening. >> well, news from singapore of the young woman's death after the gang rape broke during the middle of the night in the india. so indians in their millions will awake to the news that the...
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the government has responded with what many governments often respond to in crisis managementituation, commissionsndnquy, emotions are running very high and the call for capital punishment is an expression of the public outrage and you hear that a lot. and the government is said to be considering that. now of course the critics say, well, look, this is not, what's not needed here is greater punishment. but what is needed is better investigative and prosecutorial ca pace, that is what will help the problem. but while there was this need, you know, for policing reforms and better forensic andore effientcrimal justice system, the contours of the debate, ray, are coming down this to this. how do we change attitudes toward women. i mean indian women complain about a mentality that springs are from centuries of tradition. of defining women as objects and being subject ated. and young men say the women are achb seen as the repository of the family honor. so if the women is the victim of a sexual assault, oftentimes she sown as having been dishonored the family rather than the r5i7ist who has
the government has responded with what many governments often respond to in crisis managementituation, commissionsndnquy, emotions are running very high and the call for capital punishment is an expression of the public outrage and you hear that a lot. and the government is said to be considering that. now of course the critics say, well, look, this is not, what's not needed here is greater punishment. but what is needed is better investigative and prosecutorial ca pace, that is what will help...
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no governing middle right now in the country. that -- the center, where you find the compromises and bill consensus to move forward, we just don't have that governing coalition here, and the president has tried to work with the congressional leadership, and i understand that, but the congressional leadership really are dealing more with their kind of hard-line partisans. they're not negotiating from the middle either. i look back to the 1980s when i worked in the senate and we had ronald reagan as president and my old boss bob dole as majority leader. we did have governing coalitions. something called the reagan democrats. tip o'neill worked with ronald reagan. one mp the reasons he did that, tip o'neill was the speaker at the time, he knew there was a good chunk of centrist democrats who would switch over and vote with the president. so finding that middle, you know, if i were president obama i would be up on the hill. that's what president reagan would do. go up and meet the swing states, go to their afrsoffices, ask fo their v
no governing middle right now in the country. that -- the center, where you find the compromises and bill consensus to move forward, we just don't have that governing coalition here, and the president has tried to work with the congressional leadership, and i understand that, but the congressional leadership really are dealing more with their kind of hard-line partisans. they're not negotiating from the middle either. i look back to the 1980s when i worked in the senate and we had ronald reagan...
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and, yes, your government is doing it to you. >>> also, what a year. government sex scandals. brutal political fights and superstorms like we he have never seen before. lots of explosive headlines in 2012. what is the biggest story of the year. tell us on gretawire and post your pick and see if your pick made our list. that's coming up. >>> plus, get ready. another storm about to pummel big chunks of the nation. does that possibly mean you? are you in the path? the latest on the storm are's the latest on the storm are's path i i i i i i i [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. [ buzzing ] bye dad. drive safe. k. love you. [ chirping, buzzing continues ] [ horn honks ] [ buzzing continues ] [ male announcer ] the spr
and, yes, your government is doing it to you. >>> also, what a year. government sex scandals. brutal political fights and superstorms like we he have never seen before. lots of explosive headlines in 2012. what is the biggest story of the year. tell us on gretawire and post your pick and see if your pick made our list. that's coming up. >>> plus, get ready. another storm about to pummel big chunks of the nation. does that possibly mean you? are you in the path? the latest on...
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and, yes, your government is doing it to you. >>> also, what a year. government sex scandals. brutal political fights and superstorms like we he have never seen before. lots of explosive headlines in 2012. what is the biggest story of the year. tell us on gretawire and post your pick and see if your pick made our list. that's coming up. >>> plus, get ready. another storm about to pummel big chunks of the nation. does that possibly mean you? are you in the path? the latest on the storm are's path is coming up. ♪ constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day afr day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] e pill eachmorning. 24 hours. zero heartbur mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south paci
and, yes, your government is doing it to you. >>> also, what a year. government sex scandals. brutal political fights and superstorms like we he have never seen before. lots of explosive headlines in 2012. what is the biggest story of the year. tell us on gretawire and post your pick and see if your pick made our list. that's coming up. >>> plus, get ready. another storm about to pummel big chunks of the nation. does that possibly mean you? are you in the path? the latest on...
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the government has responded with what many governments often respond to in crisis management situation commissions and inquiry emotions are running very high and the call for capital punishment is an expression of the public outrage and you hear that a lot. and the government is said to be considering that. now of course the critics say, well, look this is not what's not needed here is greater punishment. but what is needed is better investigative and prosecutorial ca pace that is what will help the problem. but while there was this need, you know for policing reforms and better forensic and more efficient criminal justice system, the contours of the debate ray are coming down this to this. how do we change attitudes toward women. i mean indian women complain about a mentality that springs are from centuries of tradition. of defining women as objects and being subject ated. and young men say the women are achb seen as the repository of the family honor. so if the women is the victim of a sexual assault oftentimes she sown as having been dishonored the family rather than the r5i7ist who
the government has responded with what many governments often respond to in crisis management situation commissions and inquiry emotions are running very high and the call for capital punishment is an expression of the public outrage and you hear that a lot. and the government is said to be considering that. now of course the critics say, well, look this is not what's not needed here is greater punishment. but what is needed is better investigative and prosecutorial ca pace that is what will...
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government has announced plans to build a new frederick douglas memorial bridge. the projected price tag is $660 million. construction would start in 2015. d.c. mayor vincent gray says in the long run, a new bridge would save taxpayers money over the cost of making repeated repairs to the existing bridge which is 63 years old. the uglas memorial bridge handles about 70,000 commuters every day as they cross the anacostia river. >>> you can't really complain about the weather today. olga has the forecast. she's out on our weather terrace and she tells us that we can expect some nice weather, maybe a little bit of showers this afternoon. right, olga? >> reporter: that's right. i'm still tracking a storm system passing mainly south of us. so far we've been dry. the potential is later on this afternoon until about the 3:00 or 4:00 hour, we could see a sprinkle with the cloud cover, though, our temperatures have been consistent. right now we're at 44 degrees. that's where we've been for about two hours. we're pretty much going to sit right where we are interest the afte
government has announced plans to build a new frederick douglas memorial bridge. the projected price tag is $660 million. construction would start in 2015. d.c. mayor vincent gray says in the long run, a new bridge would save taxpayers money over the cost of making repeated repairs to the existing bridge which is 63 years old. the uglas memorial bridge handles about 70,000 commuters every day as they cross the anacostia river. >>> you can't really complain about the weather today. olga...
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will they put in a transitional government? >> whatever happens between now and half of 2013 anything would need to retrieve months to stabilize the country. the militia are not up for an agreement including assad. he is afraid of any agreement that they will take care about. at least the next 34 months we do not see an agreement unless russia will enforce the agreement. tracy: if we get involved is another show. iran. some days the regime is comical. >> three or four years we have claimed those sanctions are working but they are but not on the regime. they work on the people who are underdress. the regime has taken a van should stage -- advantage of the sanctions they have the leverage to syria supporting the assad regime and to love and on and destabilizing the arabian peninsula. they're doing a lot of expansion. tracy: you are so terrific t30. if it is going to be safer you answered no where close. please come back. >> happy new year. lori: the u.s. markets, not really. nothing new. the losses are getting worse 130 points on
will they put in a transitional government? >> whatever happens between now and half of 2013 anything would need to retrieve months to stabilize the country. the militia are not up for an agreement including assad. he is afraid of any agreement that they will take care about. at least the next 34 months we do not see an agreement unless russia will enforce the agreement. tracy: if we get involved is another show. iran. some days the regime is comical. >> three or four years we have...
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keeping tabs on peaceful americans who are trying to loosen wall street's death grip on our economy and government in just a moment what do new f.b.i. documents reveal about the agency's surveillance on the occupy wall street movement also president obama cut short his hawaiian vacation to get back to fiscal cliff negotiations but given that he and democrats have put everything they can on the table and republicans still won't compromise what hope is there in striking a deal that doesn't leave the middle class high and dry and later the funerals for newtown connecticut victims may have finally ended but unfortunately funerals for gun victims in america never truly stop another story of a mass shooting and how the n.r.a. is more interested in saving profits than saving lives. and we did tonight with occupy wall street during the heyday of the occupy movement last year if you were lucky enough to walk through one of the encampments says i was frequently here at occupy d.c. good to see a community built as an example of what our nation should be striving for you would've seen hell. care provided for
keeping tabs on peaceful americans who are trying to loosen wall street's death grip on our economy and government in just a moment what do new f.b.i. documents reveal about the agency's surveillance on the occupy wall street movement also president obama cut short his hawaiian vacation to get back to fiscal cliff negotiations but given that he and democrats have put everything they can on the table and republicans still won't compromise what hope is there in striking a deal that doesn't leave...
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but is there a limit to what the government can do? would you say that cars being made safely, and they say, you know, government can' make an economy as a whole. >> they don't have much power. we have to demand more from big business. neil: wil the govenment demand that? >> business can hardly keep up with the corporate climb. barclays, jpmorgan chase, now, wasko, 3 billion-dollar fine. we have to save these corporations. they were built on the backs of american workers. build buildout by american taxpayers. recording record profits. sitting on trillions of dollars, keeping them away from their owners and the investors a the workers. neil: are you saying that there was crime involved? there was no crime involved. are you saying that all of these guys are typical? in other words with that there are more bad guys and good guys? >> the big guys have too much power and are too big to fail and all that. >> leches take the fortune 500. would you say, you mentioned three prominent companies. would you say that is 3%? 5%? 50%? i just disagree
but is there a limit to what the government can do? would you say that cars being made safely, and they say, you know, government can' make an economy as a whole. >> they don't have much power. we have to demand more from big business. neil: wil the govenment demand that? >> business can hardly keep up with the corporate climb. barclays, jpmorgan chase, now, wasko, 3 billion-dollar fine. we have to save these corporations. they were built on the backs of american workers. build...
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government is an insurance company with an army. when we talk about the insurance company part, we are talking about medicare and social security, and to some degree medicaid. those are programs that benefit the middle class and the poor, mainly through retirement. the other thing that people talk about, those are very small parts in the federal budget compared to medicare and social security. really, is not a question of needing to cut these programs. it is that they are growing more quickly than the economy, larger than they have been in the past, and what we need to decide as a nation is, are willing to pay substantially higher taxes than we have in the past to pay for these programs? if we want to keep our current tax burdens, we need to figure out how to reduce those programs. medicare -- we are not talking about reducing benefits over the long term. we have a health care system over all that grows more quickly than the economy. economists do not have one reason why that happens. they are looking for all the reasons why that ha
government is an insurance company with an army. when we talk about the insurance company part, we are talking about medicare and social security, and to some degree medicaid. those are programs that benefit the middle class and the poor, mainly through retirement. the other thing that people talk about, those are very small parts in the federal budget compared to medicare and social security. really, is not a question of needing to cut these programs. it is that they are growing more quickly...
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now you are expanding the risk of the government's books. new loans held by private investors. gerri: i want to talk about another issue with you that is a fiscal cliff going over the fiscal cliff, what will that do to housing? >> the worst case scenario in the fiscal cliff if the tax increases and spending cuts come into effect would be bad for the economy and would really hurt housing demand. even if the fiscal cliff is solved, less damaging ways to resolve the fiscal cliff, the housing market still might be affected if the mortgage interest deduction is cut back severely. right now the mortgage interest deduction cost the government roughly $100 billion per year in revenue and getting rid of that would likely increase home values particularly in more expensive areas. gerri: rehear it would put the brakes on selling and home buying in those areas. what are the issues for you? you know all the issues and housing, what are you looking for next year? >> three things have been really important, the first is the inventories of homes for sale are down sharply. that is great news fo
now you are expanding the risk of the government's books. new loans held by private investors. gerri: i want to talk about another issue with you that is a fiscal cliff going over the fiscal cliff, what will that do to housing? >> the worst case scenario in the fiscal cliff if the tax increases and spending cuts come into effect would be bad for the economy and would really hurt housing demand. even if the fiscal cliff is solved, less damaging ways to resolve the fiscal cliff, the housing...
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joining me now, president for americans for limited government. so why doesn't the administration want a deal, why do they want to go over the fiscal cliff? can you hear us? okay, we're going to have to fix bills hearing problems. he will take a quick break and come back with bill wilson right after this. stay tuned. you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose which accounts to track and use fidelity's analytics to spot trends, gain insights, and figure out what you want to do next. all in one place. i'm meredith stoddard and i helped create the fidelity guided portfolio suary. it's one more innovative reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now get 200 free trades when you open an account. >> phil wilson can't hear us now. sorry about the difficulty with your hearing device. let's talk about the president going off the fiscal cliff or not. >> i think it is crystal clear that that is the case. his response was to offer, what he called, a small proposal. extend another $30 billion, no spending cuts and l
joining me now, president for americans for limited government. so why doesn't the administration want a deal, why do they want to go over the fiscal cliff? can you hear us? okay, we're going to have to fix bills hearing problems. he will take a quick break and come back with bill wilson right after this. stay tuned. you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose which accounts to track and use fidelity's analytics to spot trends, gain insights, and figure out...
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the government bought them back. after a certain date if they were in your home, you were arrested. they have had a decrease in crime and suicide, which is an interesting development. it seems to me, you either have to go that route, which you cannot in the u.s. -- gun ownership in australia was 5% of households. gallup has shown is 47% here. we have the second amendment and the hisry back to washington. given that we are a different culture, the kinds of laws that we pass are almost always an effective as a result, because there are00 million weapons out there today. unless you recall them the way that australia did, and we cannot do that -- you would have a reservoir that would last 100 years. >> you can imagine what would happen. there would be an insurrection. >> you do not have to permit guns -- and i understand they are already there -- but you do not simply not do something because it is already a problem. right now>> you can imagine whad happen. there would be an insurrection. , we allowed guns that are made specifically to injured in the most grievous way and the fastest wa
the government bought them back. after a certain date if they were in your home, you were arrested. they have had a decrease in crime and suicide, which is an interesting development. it seems to me, you either have to go that route, which you cannot in the u.s. -- gun ownership in australia was 5% of households. gallup has shown is 47% here. we have the second amendment and the hisry back to washington. given that we are a different culture, the kinds of laws that we pass are almost always an...
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. >> and this endless deadlock, this complete failure to compromise on seemingly anything and to govern -- >> the american people have spoken, and they've basically voted for the status quo. the president got re-elect, the senate is still in democratic hands and the house is still in republican hands. the american people have spoken. >> if there is no deal income tax cuts and payroll tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of the year. 2 million jobless americans lose their unemployment benefits. the president and congress impressional leaders from both parties are scheduled to meat at the white house at 3:00 tomorrow to try to find some way out of this mess. they have met at the white house before to try to find some way out of this mess, and every single time they did that, they did not find a way out of this mess. if past is prologue, derek, get out your wallet. >> well, gary, as the mess, as you describe it, looms closer and closer, what do you really want to know about this fiscal cliff? join us tomorrow for 9news at 5:00. we'll have an expert here to begin to answer your quest
. >> and this endless deadlock, this complete failure to compromise on seemingly anything and to govern -- >> the american people have spoken, and they've basically voted for the status quo. the president got re-elect, the senate is still in democratic hands and the house is still in republican hands. the american people have spoken. >> if there is no deal income tax cuts and payroll tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of the year. 2 million jobless americans lose...
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they believe the syrian government is now on the defensive. they are trying to defend itself, trying to find some sort of appeal to stay in power. you hear this time and time again -- they have so much confidence. we have been to syria so many times and they believe even with light weapons, we have seen territorial gains on the ground. they have been able to take territory. but you cannot call it liberated territory simply because everywhere remains a target. syrian fighter jet, artillery. at the end of the day, there are civilians, civilians caught in the crossfire. and anger is growing. people are worried about how will they find bread, fuel. life is becoming increasingly difficult for the people inside. winter, people are called. refugees in neighboring countries. some people are returning simply because life in exile to them is a slow death. they would rather cheat death inside. so, a very gloomy picture. the international community extremely worried about the post-assad days, talking about the possibility of even more chaos. >> thank you
they believe the syrian government is now on the defensive. they are trying to defend itself, trying to find some sort of appeal to stay in power. you hear this time and time again -- they have so much confidence. we have been to syria so many times and they believe even with light weapons, we have seen territorial gains on the ground. they have been able to take territory. but you cannot call it liberated territory simply because everywhere remains a target. syrian fighter jet, artillery. at...
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and now indian officials have closed off access to the country's main government building in kron-4's jeff bush was at a vigil held today at the >> reporter: about three dozen protestors gathered at the consolate on arguello street just before sundown. many of them are indian expatriates and say something needs to be done to address women's rights in >> (protest organizer) preeti shekar: this incident is one of many that have been going on and we are here to say that violence against women is not ok and we need to do something >> manoj hergarwl, protestor: i'm a citizen of india and i thought i should be herejust, as a guy, i feel so sad and it is shameful what has happened people without ties to india>> marcia poole, protestor: india has tolorated the rape of women for so long now that the police actually, >> reporter: the group presented a petition to the consulate saying more needs to be done to stop violence against a representative accepted the petition and gave a the incident. he said a established to investigate >> n.p. singhand: we are confident that the incident will prove to
and now indian officials have closed off access to the country's main government building in kron-4's jeff bush was at a vigil held today at the >> reporter: about three dozen protestors gathered at the consolate on arguello street just before sundown. many of them are indian expatriates and say something needs to be done to address women's rights in >> (protest organizer) preeti shekar: this incident is one of many that have been going on and we are here to say that violence...
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that would be the realization of that -- >> wouldn't that violate the principle that would have govern the policy that nothing wowlingd pass unless the yort of the majority support it. >> it would violate the principle. some democrats think that mitch mcconnell is ready to force john boehner's hand. we know the republicans are going to lose the fight of taxes because tax rates are going to go up for every -- the only question is how many people they go up for. so if you already know what the outcome is going to be, the question is how much punishment do they want to take? it is possible that they would wait after january 1. they could say we're going to cut taxes now instead of vote to allow them to go up. gwen: let's move on. because there's one more thing we want to go to. from iran to syria to libya to egypt to israeli, palestinian standoff over gaza, the obama administration's wishes have seldom been grapted. >> we and the world have joined in condemning the brutality of the assad regime. >> no one wants to determine what happened that night in benghazi more than the president and
that would be the realization of that -- >> wouldn't that violate the principle that would have govern the policy that nothing wowlingd pass unless the yort of the majority support it. >> it would violate the principle. some democrats think that mitch mcconnell is ready to force john boehner's hand. we know the republicans are going to lose the fight of taxes because tax rates are going to go up for every -- the only question is how many people they go up for. so if you already know...
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the american government perceives that it's possible we may be able to entice the morsi government, the new government, whatever it happens to be, into continuing a policy of being an assistant to peace in the middle east rather than being obstructionist and we'll do that by giving them $2 billion to $3 billion in assistance. a lot of that is going to take the form of military aid. there are fairly close relationships between the american military and the egyptian military. we are hoping that that will survive this constitution. >> last but not least, over the weekend on subpoenaed, a syrian jet bombing a bakery killing dozens of people after waiting in line just to get bread. the frez and the u.n. has still not been able to remove president bashir al assad after months and months of in-country conflict there. what can the president do. not only from a standpoint of the white house, but from an international coalition to look at getting bashir al assad out? >> i mean, we've been working on it for quite some time. we didn't want to get militarily involved. we've seen what happens when we
the american government perceives that it's possible we may be able to entice the morsi government, the new government, whatever it happens to be, into continuing a policy of being an assistant to peace in the middle east rather than being obstructionist and we'll do that by giving them $2 billion to $3 billion in assistance. a lot of that is going to take the form of military aid. there are fairly close relationships between the american military and the egyptian military. we are hoping that...
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why does this to say he's working for the government? eric: we just got some breaking news from toyota motors, according to our friends at the "wall street journal" settled a class-action lawsuit about acceleration $1.1 billion, we will keep our eye on that stock. wthe figures outraged initially the report a spontaneous protest over at that video? wait until the critics hearsecr this. resigning his post on the attack is reportedly still working for the government and the other through officials suspended are slated to return to their jobs.r they're still working for the government. b >> they said heads are to roll. things are really going to happen. here's not a shock. no accountability, lack of consequences, doesn'tce happen. eric: apparently the assistant secretary of state changed jobs, went across the office and to another desk. >> exactly. also kind of parse the words.o a very difficult to get fired from the federal government. it is a very secure long-term position. no matter how egregious the problems are, and that's report pointe
why does this to say he's working for the government? eric: we just got some breaking news from toyota motors, according to our friends at the "wall street journal" settled a class-action lawsuit about acceleration $1.1 billion, we will keep our eye on that stock. wthe figures outraged initially the report a spontaneous protest over at that video? wait until the critics hearsecr this. resigning his post on the attack is reportedly still working for the government and the other through...
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you say i've been elected, but let's govern. >> but is obama willing to negotiate? >> is the senate willing to negotiate? >> no matter what you put up there, if it doesn't start with $250,000, it's not going to pass. >> wait a second, obama went up to $400,000. >> what's he done on entitlements? >> he did the change cpi that would bring it down. >> that's not true. >> no. listen, he did nothing. john boehner has conceded some things. the last move, not a smart one. >> can we talk more about vampires? >> we can. only during the commercial break. >> oh, okay. >> and now a word from our sponsor. is it okay to fire an employee for being simply irresistible? greg has had this problem over and over but he is still here. we will tell but it next. >> after working so many years side by side, i didn't have any idea that that would have crossed his mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] imagine facing the day with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage
you say i've been elected, but let's govern. >> but is obama willing to negotiate? >> is the senate willing to negotiate? >> no matter what you put up there, if it doesn't start with $250,000, it's not going to pass. >> wait a second, obama went up to $400,000. >> what's he done on entitlements? >> he did the change cpi that would bring it down. >> that's not true. >> no. listen, he did nothing. john boehner has conceded some things. the last...
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gerri: correctly, is the government doing anything to stop this? skimmer's no there are people out there right now scrubbing checks to people who are only taking their money. >> if you ever hear of these and he's certainly should contact your state attorney general. unfortunately there is a lot of bad stuff that goes on and their ility to oversee it is difficult, but they will prosecute if they find out. gerri: watch out. those are your words of wisdom. the website is called charity navigator. even if you want to research any kind of charity, the rate them and really looked at the bottom line. thank you for coming on. >> thank you so much. gerri: all right. from helping those in newtown to helping our military eurozone. i'm joined by executive vice president and chief of staff at the u.s. thank you for joining us. we wanted to a happy story in the charity area, and you are providing that tonight. i know everyone has heard of the uso, but the adult think everyone knows exactly what you do. help us understand. >> it's great to be here tonight, and th
gerri: correctly, is the government doing anything to stop this? skimmer's no there are people out there right now scrubbing checks to people who are only taking their money. >> if you ever hear of these and he's certainly should contact your state attorney general. unfortunately there is a lot of bad stuff that goes on and their ility to oversee it is difficult, but they will prosecute if they find out. gerri: watch out. those are your words of wisdom. the website is called charity...
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if you transfer $10,000 of your money, it triggers your bank that goes to the federal government. but you can go online and with free holiday shipping purchase a high capacity magazine. even the law enforcement in the communities have no way of know ing a large number of weapons, perhaps a bullet proof vest. that might send off a few alarms. making it harder to sexercise te right to vote. we should think that people are more responsible owning a gun than casting a ballot. that is part of what is being revealed. >> i want to go to one other finding in this study about this. it is about the notion of people need guns for protection. >> there is no evidence that a gun in the home reduces the likelihood of severe iity durin break in. it is actually going to be usable in a way that will protect you. >> to the contrary. those same studies have shown, they are are more likely to go through if there is a gun in the house. what is more likely to happen is you are going to get shot. what happened is, they didn't kill the shooter. the shooter killed themselves. they were in able to get to it
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bring all 3 million of that one weapon back in, let the government, county, state and federal, pay you to take them back. you do don't need them. >>> we have to leave it there. thank you for your time. >>> speaker boehner has said it's up to the senate and the president to come up with a fiscal deal, but as some point out, he'll have to push a bill through the house. given last week's events it won't be easy. "the washington post" columnist e.j. dionne says that may be the silver lining, writing, quote -- now at least we know something important. the current rep majority cannot govern, only a coalition across party lines can get the public's business done. e.j. joins us now, a senior fellow with the brookings institution and an msnbc contributor. e.j., great to see you, as always. john boehner sits to the left of center of his caucus. can he work out a deal without inciting a full-scale revolt? >> well, we don't know that, but i think he'll have to test it. that really tells you something about how conservative the republican caucus has done. john boehner is a good conservative. what w
bring all 3 million of that one weapon back in, let the government, county, state and federal, pay you to take them back. you do don't need them. >>> we have to leave it there. thank you for your time. >>> speaker boehner has said it's up to the senate and the president to come up with a fiscal deal, but as some point out, he'll have to push a bill through the house. given last week's events it won't be easy. "the washington post" columnist e.j. dionne says that may...
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important because if the taxes are raised, the republicans want to be able to argue they were able to cut government spending. while this isn't the most important parnt. there's much more to look at, the goal being sunday. >> thanks, kelly. my eyes didn't glaze over. it's hard not to conclude he's the first casualty of war. boehner put it forward. since then he's been more of an observer than a player in this crisis. joining me now to talk about boehner's fate. i want to start with you. john boehner as we heard from kelly o'donnell is going to have to face meeting democrats if we have a deal. then he's going to have to go back to his caucus and say re-elect me as speaker. how does he do that? >> i think it's two separate questions, richard. on the first point he's going to have a difficult time to corral votes. if the president bring his 250 plan to the house floor, you're not going to see many republicans go after it. but at the same time i think boehner is pretty safe when it comes to his speakership. if gentlemen were making noise against the speaker, there would be huge trouble. i think boehner'
important because if the taxes are raised, the republicans want to be able to argue they were able to cut government spending. while this isn't the most important parnt. there's much more to look at, the goal being sunday. >> thanks, kelly. my eyes didn't glaze over. it's hard not to conclude he's the first casualty of war. boehner put it forward. since then he's been more of an observer than a player in this crisis. joining me now to talk about boehner's fate. i want to start with you....
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as far as the victim goes, do we know that her identity yet -- and has the government, has the government reached toout to her family? >> reporter: the government has reached out to her family. the government has been assisting her family throughout from the day the girl was hospitalized, the government has been involved. the government was very much involved in flying the girl to singapore for medical treatment. that even when she was there in singapore being treated, that indian and embassy officials were by her bedside when she passed away, in fact. as far as the identity of the girl is concerned, no, we do not know her name. the family wants to keep it that way. they want their identity of the girl to be concealed from the public. it's something that the indian public and the indian media has given the girl a name, and they have been calling her braveheart. and that's exactly how she's being referred to in the media, braveheart. everyone hoping braveheart's death doesn't go in vain and that this incident does force the government into making some concrete changes here and ensuring the
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government and economy and they're going to be sitting with their guns ready to fend off any visitors. well, you know, that concerns me a little bit because they're not religious nuts. they are actually rational people with a bad idea. >> michael, that's actually a great point. the difference between the secular and religious doomsday folks. is there anything you could say to the secular types who are sitting with their piles of gold and everything waiting for the country to erode. is there anything logically, rationally to persuade people maybe this isn't the best approach? >> well, i do. these people write me and i write them back. i say look, the country's almost 250 years old. and nothing's happened like that. even remotely like that. that happens in some third world countries where they have revolutions, but we've had all these presidential elections and not once has the incumbent president had to be forced out by gun point. where that does happen in other countries. the chances of that happening here is very low. our economy has gone through major cataclysms and still people don
government and economy and they're going to be sitting with their guns ready to fend off any visitors. well, you know, that concerns me a little bit because they're not religious nuts. they are actually rational people with a bad idea. >> michael, that's actually a great point. the difference between the secular and religious doomsday folks. is there anything you could say to the secular types who are sitting with their piles of gold and everything waiting for the country to erode. is...
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the demonization of people who believe in limited government and a government that represents we, the people, and not we, the elites. and i really think that it's archaic and dinosaur-like of folks like sam donaldson who have long been out of power. i mean we broke the liberal media monopoly years ago, and this is really their death row call, not ours. thanks, sam. >> good to see you. thank you for being with us. happy new year. >> you bet. >> that's all the time we have left for the special fiscal cliff edition of hannity. thanks for being with us. let not your heart be troubled because the news continues and greta is standing by to go live on the record. greta, take it away.illy. the factor. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >> the o'reilly factor is on. tonight. >> this is something within our capacity to solve. call me a hopeless optimist but i still think we can get it done. >> as the nation comes closer to the edge the chances of a fiscal cliff deal begin to doom. what will it mean for you? >> the administration essentially enacting legislation on its own through you
the demonization of people who believe in limited government and a government that represents we, the people, and not we, the elites. and i really think that it's archaic and dinosaur-like of folks like sam donaldson who have long been out of power. i mean we broke the liberal media monopoly years ago, and this is really their death row call, not ours. thanks, sam. >> good to see you. thank you for being with us. happy new year. >> you bet. >> that's all the time we have left...
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they decided emergency unemployment would be by the federal government. since the economy is still struggling they are looking at renewing this. this is new spending in the bill. there is virtually no spending. they got rid of this tweaking the tax code. that is something that a lot of house republicans probably won't like. but at this point in the game i think they have to pass it. >> one of the increases is social security payroll tax increase. owe b president obama was talking about letting that cut to lapse. it raises income tax for people of all levels on the social security tax to 6.2 percent which adds up to a lot of money for a family. that's a big tax increase. >> the payroll tax holiday is going to effect folks. this is a dedicated tax that goes to fund social security. when they took the 2 percent out of social security we were funding the program through deficit spending. you probably shouldn't be continuing this temporary program for another year when social security has plenty of fiscal challenge of its own. >> you sport that move to let tha
they decided emergency unemployment would be by the federal government. since the economy is still struggling they are looking at renewing this. this is new spending in the bill. there is virtually no spending. they got rid of this tweaking the tax code. that is something that a lot of house republicans probably won't like. but at this point in the game i think they have to pass it. >> one of the increases is social security payroll tax increase. owe b president obama was talking about...
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they are just sticking to one principle, limited government. they look at something with no principles like occupy wall street to elevate them as heroes. principles that are mold. >> andrea: republicans might have reason to fret, too. the leader, speaker john boehner and the approval rating is lower than speaker pelosi. who is a vampire. 51% boehner unfavorable. juan, you said people say boehner is safe and i have been hearing opposite. i like boehner. tough situation. trying to herd cats. i don't agree what we did the other day to put a bill on the floor he doesn't have support for. but you think he won't hold on. >> juan: i think he will hold on. i don't think there is enough time before january 3 to line up. what happened to john boehner, my gosh, they -- his troops abandoned him. >> andrea: mccarthy is the whip. he should know how many works he has. >> juan: he works for boehner. >> kimberly: but he goes back -- it was a mess. >> juan: the dynamic didn't make sense. this goes back to what eric said. he, what everybody on the far right side
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government, for states, cities. you name it. a lot of unanswered questions here right now. >> bret: cheryl casone in new york. cheryl, thank you. we will be watching the markets, especially the asian markets when they open in just 30 minutes. thank you. the question is now what happens with the u.s. house of representatives? how does speaker boehner move forward as the meeting is breaking up? we have inside scoop from behind those closed doors. and perhaps a strategy, path way forward. we have a live interview with the vice chairman of the budget committee. he will join us on the other side of this break. [ male announcer ] this is sheldo whose long day setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. >> bret: this is a fox news alert. looking live at the house floor gaveled back in session. take vote that don't deal with the fiscal cliff legislation and counting heads semil
government, for states, cities. you name it. a lot of unanswered questions here right now. >> bret: cheryl casone in new york. cheryl, thank you. we will be watching the markets, especially the asian markets when they open in just 30 minutes. thank you. the question is now what happens with the u.s. house of representatives? how does speaker boehner move forward as the meeting is breaking up? we have inside scoop from behind those closed doors. and perhaps a strategy, path way forward. we...
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you saw his government and the federal government coming together to solve people's problems. >> they had the fleece on. the sleeves were rolled up. >> i have to tell you, i love politics. >> you do? >> i'm breaking this story here. certain things thought when people rise to the occasion, they did the right thing. and i love bill clinton coming to save his old rival. and he did. anyway, thank you, michael steele. up next, from etch-a-sketch to legitimate rape to 47%. the most notable political quotes of the year. which quote tops it? that's ahead. and this is "hardball" the place for politics. >>> we're wac. 2012 is coming to a close. let's look back at a few of the most memorable quotations. everything from the historic, to the infamous to the absurd. for the 7th year, fred shapiro has released his list of the top ten quotes. which ones will stand the test of time? you be the judge. joining me right now is a columnist for bloomburg review. gentlemen, get in your starting gates. here's the number one, actually, the number seven quote of the year, it happened in march while the republi
you saw his government and the federal government coming together to solve people's problems. >> they had the fleece on. the sleeves were rolled up. >> i have to tell you, i love politics. >> you do? >> i'm breaking this story here. certain things thought when people rise to the occasion, they did the right thing. and i love bill clinton coming to save his old rival. and he did. anyway, thank you, michael steele. up next, from etch-a-sketch to legitimate rape to 47%. the...
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you saw his government and the federal government coming together. >> they were wearing the fleece. >> exactly. you had the fleece on, the sleeves rolled up. >> you guys are the best. i have to tell you, i love politics. i'm breaking the story here. >> there's certain things when people rise to the occasion and do the right thing. anyway, thank you, michael. >>> up next, from etch-a-sketch to legitimate rate to 47%. the yumpbuniversity has the lis the most notable political quotes of the year. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> we're back. 2012 is coming to a close. but, before it does, let's look back at a few of the most memorable quotes. quotations that were uttered this year. everything from the historic to the infamous to, of c
you saw his government and the federal government coming together. >> they were wearing the fleece. >> exactly. you had the fleece on, the sleeves rolled up. >> you guys are the best. i have to tell you, i love politics. i'm breaking the story here. >> there's certain things when people rise to the occasion and do the right thing. anyway, thank you, michael. >>> up next, from etch-a-sketch to legitimate rate to 47%. the yumpbuniversity has the lis the most...
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the government enjoys air superiority and is using it without reserve. but these rebel fighters are already getting ready for a full series. they are training for the creation of a future syrian army. >> after liberating several areas, our thinking is that it shifted the for the syrian national army. our main goal is to topple the regime of, but we need to find an alternative to a takeover. >> organized and eager. they have inherited a lot. >> thousands of people have taken to the streets for the third time this week, protesting a number of arrests, targeting city officials. >> thousands have taken -- the ministers bodyguards are arrested, accusing the government of being sectarian. >> this crowd is not political or sectarian, but represents everyone became for the marginal elevation. when we say the injustices happen, it doesn't mean we want to take the country to a civil war. >> the governor of the prime minister has denied allegations of adopting sectarian policies. >> this is an effort to return the sectarian divide after they lost voters and the con
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challenged that government should be dealing with. i was proud that we had a chance to work together in connection with some of that. >> if you look across, it's a lot of history, 34 years altogether, is there a time when you look back and say those are the best years. those are the ones i enjoyed the most. >> every year that goes by it amazes me that i am still here. i did not plan to be here this long. if i did not have the chance to serve in some of those appropriations we would not have stayed this long. there are many ways to impact the process and the future of congress itself. it is my intention to try to do that regardless on what doorway we're walking through in our life. >> you haven't announced what you are doing next have you? >> i have not and i have no idea. >> how does that feel >> it feels great. my bride and i -- we have worked together many years. where i have had success, any you can says i've had it is work that we've done together and we're proud that we're going to take these next steps that will allow to make a
challenged that government should be dealing with. i was proud that we had a chance to work together in connection with some of that. >> if you look across, it's a lot of history, 34 years altogether, is there a time when you look back and say those are the best years. those are the ones i enjoyed the most. >> every year that goes by it amazes me that i am still here. i did not plan to be here this long. if i did not have the chance to serve in some of those appropriations we would...
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, that we actually pay our bills as a government, that we find a balanced approach going forward. john boehner knows the votes from some of the republicans and some of the democrats can happen. and he's been unwilling to do that. >> do you think it's good -- >> it's hurting this country. >> is it good at this point in the process for harry reid to go on the senator floor and bash speaker boehner? does that not send a message this close to the deadline? >> he's trying to make it clear and i'm trying to make it clear that john boehner can't just say i'm not in there. of course, he is a player in this. if he does not work with the senate, work with the president and, again, the president has time and time again said we have some common ground here. if the republicans do agree, and they say they do, that they do not want to see tax rates go up on the american people, well, the president said let's make sure that we vote on that. 98% of americans can be protected from a tax increase. we can protect seniors under medicare by making sure that 30% cut to the providers don't go through. th
, that we actually pay our bills as a government, that we find a balanced approach going forward. john boehner knows the votes from some of the republicans and some of the democrats can happen. and he's been unwilling to do that. >> do you think it's good -- >> it's hurting this country. >> is it good at this point in the process for harry reid to go on the senator floor and bash speaker boehner? does that not send a message this close to the deadline? >> he's trying to...
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it is cutting government, that is the key thing. dennis: i could not believe the democratic proposal called for even more. thank you for being with us. happy holidays. >> you to. dagen: "countdown to the closing bell" is next. dennis: mr. ashley webster will join you with that. merry christmas, everybody. ♪
it is cutting government, that is the key thing. dennis: i could not believe the democratic proposal called for even more. thank you for being with us. happy holidays. >> you to. dagen: "countdown to the closing bell" is next. dennis: mr. ashley webster will join you with that. merry christmas, everybody. ♪
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that's what government does. but when you get inflexible people that seem to not understand the pain of the ordinary american, how do you break this gridlock? >> well, it's very hard. and the point you made, rev, is a very good one. the president did move with entitlements and it did anger a cig n significant portion of his base. but the president agrees that you can't set this nation's economy on a healthy path that cease going to take care of our deficit and make it a managinin bart of gdp. he knows we can't asked the republicans to raise it 1.2, 1.3 trillion in revenue. he's reached out and made cig nif kant concessions and the response to that was nothing. it is pathetic. >> jaret, let me ask you, if we go over the cliff, what ps? is there not an immediate impact on people with unemployment insurance and other things? i mean, what happens if we go over this cliff? >> well, you really have to distinguish between going over the cliff and quickly reversing the damage, meaning in a matter of weeks, which is still
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its regional government says iraq's central government has underpaid its share of export revenue. the export halt affects about 100 thousand barrels of crude every day. >>> terrorist cell arrests and shiftdown hurt oil futures as they hit a two-month high. crude settled up more than 2 1/2%, closing at $90.98 a barrel. we'll turn our attention attention to something less economic oriented but something certainly important. that's syria. one of syria's top generals defected alleging chemical weapons are being used by the assad regime against rebels. has the u.s.'s red line for intervention been crossed? details coming up on that. >>> thousand of union dock workers could bring ports across the gulf coast and eastern seaboard to a standstill starting this weekend. details how that could shipwreck busissesacross the united states coming up. do you ever have too much money? i think not. ♪ adam: a top syrian general stunning the assad regime defecting to the side of the bels. in a videotaped statement that general claims assad's forces used chemical weapons against syrian citizens. the
its regional government says iraq's central government has underpaid its share of export revenue. the export halt affects about 100 thousand barrels of crude every day. >>> terrorist cell arrests and shiftdown hurt oil futures as they hit a two-month high. crude settled up more than 2 1/2%, closing at $90.98 a barrel. we'll turn our attention attention to something less economic oriented but something certainly important. that's syria. one of syria's top generals defected alleging...
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in a parliamentary system, one government rules everything. one party rules everything. you have the prime minister, you have the speaker, and the leader. all in one party. and then it you do not compromise -- you put that out there and you get your program through. if there is a lack of confidence the people can change parties. the next party comes in and does what it wants. that is not what we do here. sometimes i wish it was the form of government we have because at least there would be some action and you would now. you would not have some uncertainty -- each party has its dreams and hopes and plans. they would have to change to get this policy through. we have to meet each other halfway. the house is run by the republicans. is -- the senate is run by the democrats but is not a super majority. the president is a democrat. we have to work together. that is the name of the game. if we can do it on the highway bill -- if they can do it on the farm bill, i now, and there are other examples -- i could give examples of senator feinstein and her republican counterparts. i c
in a parliamentary system, one government rules everything. one party rules everything. you have the prime minister, you have the speaker, and the leader. all in one party. and then it you do not compromise -- you put that out there and you get your program through. if there is a lack of confidence the people can change parties. the next party comes in and does what it wants. that is not what we do here. sometimes i wish it was the form of government we have because at least there would be some...
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government bonds still have a role. government bonds with credit on top if you like. so we were one of the first private banks to buy ultra long corporate bonds normally held by pension funds reflecting the fact that you have above average risk premiums and potential risk correlation. so that's attractive. an area that's really suffered, ctas. >> ctas? >> ctas really suffered. >> what are ctas? >> commodity trading advisers is what they're short of. it's a style of hedge fund management and it did very well in '08 and '01 or '2. they've struggled for a couple of years. but still importantly they still have a negative correlation. >> i'm just wondering what happens with the cliff impact on gold. you know, if we find the cliff solution, if we find a mediocre solution, if we find no solution, are we going to see a huge swing in the price of gold? >> well, gold has a safe haven role. it has had a safe haven role just like other assets that you mentioned that could be hemgs against equity movements such as these safe haven bonds such as german ones, u.s. ones, maybe japane
government bonds still have a role. government bonds with credit on top if you like. so we were one of the first private banks to buy ultra long corporate bonds normally held by pension funds reflecting the fact that you have above average risk premiums and potential risk correlation. so that's attractive. an area that's really suffered, ctas. >> ctas? >> ctas really suffered. >> what are ctas? >> commodity trading advisers is what they're short of. it's a style of hedge...
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it's about the role of government in americans' lives. lower taxes versus more of a social safety net. and every time they come close to a deal it falls apart because they have this fundamental disagreement about ideas. that's how we got here. they cannot agree on this basic negotiation over this ideological divided america, randi. >> so how likely is it we will go over the fiscal cliff. i'm curious what the mood is like in washington right now. >> there is is an infinitesimal increase in optimism because of the mood out of that meeting today, but i still would say the odds -- the people who are placing bets in this town still expect that the nation will go over the fiscal cliff. so still a little bit more hope than when we woke up this morning but no one is counting on being off on new year's eve. randi. >> jessica, thanks. more now on the raw politics with "new york times" columnist ross douthat the and cornell. the president said he wanted to see a straight up-or-down vote. as we mentioned that, will happen on monday in the senate. he
it's about the role of government in americans' lives. lower taxes versus more of a social safety net. and every time they come close to a deal it falls apart because they have this fundamental disagreement about ideas. that's how we got here. they cannot agree on this basic negotiation over this ideological divided america, randi. >> so how likely is it we will go over the fiscal cliff. i'm curious what the mood is like in washington right now. >> there is is an infinitesimal...